Drug Suspects Charged

Digest

Acting on information from nearby residents, Broward County sheriff`s deputies arrested a street-side drug peddler and one of his customers early Wednesday morning, officials said.

Hiding behind bushes, two deputies staked out the area of Northwest 27th Avenue and 13th Street during the early morning and watched several drug transactions occur between Bobby Peterman, 19, of the 1200 block of Northwest 27th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, and passing motorists, sheriff`s spokesman Jim Leljedal said.

About 4 a.m., the deputies moved in and arrested Peterman and a customer, identified as William Moore, 25, of the 2400 block of Northwest Eighth Place, Fort Lauderdale, Leljedal said.

Deputies said Peterman was in the possession of $863, a small amount of marijuana and 17 ``rocks`` of cocaine he had been selling for $20 each.

Peterman was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and possession of marijuana, while Moore was charged with possession of cocaine, officials said.

Leljedal said the arrests were part of an ongoing effort to reduce drug trafficking and street crime in the Roosevelt Gardens area near Fort Lauderdale.

Last week, several residents from the area marched in front of the County Courthouse to draw attention to rampant crime in their neighborhoods and the need for more law enforcement action.